jenna: steve, thank you. jon: all right. so with more of what you can expect in those thanksgiving travel nightmare scenarios, meteorologist maria know lean that. >> reporter: hi, jon. that's very good advice. check early, check often to see if your flights are canceled or delayed, and we likely are going to be seeing that number increasing as the storm system continues to move towards the north and east. now, the storm system besides travel delays, besides snow and heavy rain and even strong winds, we're looking at anotherconcern, and that's tornadoes. we actually had a confirmed tornado earlier today across parts of the panhandle, a tornado watch including panama city because the potential to see more tornadic activity is possible throughout the afternoon. this watch goes into effect until 5 p.m. eastern time, but the threat for severe weather -- not just tornadoes, but even damaging winds this excess of 58 miles an hour -- possible in central florida, parts of georgia and also into the carolinas as the storm continues on